For the first time, Texas represented by Asian American women in Miss USA and Miss America pageants
Courtesy of Averie Bishop(NEW YORK) — For the first time in state history, Asian American women will represent Texas at two of the most prestigious pageants in the country.
Averie Bishop from Dallas, made history in June when she became the first Asi…
Timeline: When did officials tell people to evacuate from Hurricane Ian?
Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Before Hurricane Ian brought destruction to the Florida Peninsula on Sept. 28, federal and state officials urged Floridians to evacuate their homes and seek shelter because of dangerous winds and deadly storm …
North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan
Jacek Malipan / EyeEm / Getty Images(NEW YORK, TOKYO and SEOUL) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan early on Tuesday morning, the Japanese Ministry of Defense said.
South Korea and the U.S. conducted a joint strike package flight and p…
Trump’s 1st secretary of state testifies he never asked Tom Barrack to ‘conduct any diplomacy’ for US
Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified Monday during the illegal foreign lobbying trial of former Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack that he never asked Barrack to undertake any diplomacy on behalf of the Unit…
Forecasters say unusually warm October weather will continue for several more days
Image courtesy of the National Weather Service – Seattle If you’re enjoying the unusual combination of summer-like temperatures and pumpkin spice lattes, you have another week of that ahead. It’s kind of like the Queen and David
White House set to highlight Republican-led abortion restrictions in 100 days since Roe was overturned
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A new Biden administration report on abortion access in the U.S. describes how widely the procedure has been curtailed in the roughly 100 days after Roe v. Wade was overturned, according to excerpts from the memo…
NFL under fire over its concussion protocol following Tua Tagovailoa’s back-to-back game hits
Andy Lyons/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As the fallout over the handling of Miami Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s back-to-back head injuries continues, a concussion expert is sounding the alarm, calling on the NFL, players and coaches to do more to…
Shaken and stirred: Monday night is “James Bond Night” on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Disney+The 14 remaining couples will be shaken and stirred — more than usual — on Monday night’s installment of Dancing with the Stars on Disney+ as the iconic music of the James Bond films takes center stage.
The special theme celebrates the 60th b…
In Supreme Court debut, Justice Jackson grills attorney challenging EPA power under Clean Water Act
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After her investiture at the U.S. Supreme Court last week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson heralded her “seat at the table” and a desire to “get to work.”
During oral arguments Monday, the public got a glimps…
‘The Good Doctor’ returns to ABC Monday night
ABC/Art StreiberABC’s acclaimed medical drama The Good Doctor finally returns at 10 p.m. Monday for fans eager to learn what comes from the show’s cliffhanger season finale.
In the closing moments of the previous season, things were rosy at a rooftop…